diff --git a/examples/wip/anim1.js b/examples/wip/anim1.js
index 04c438e0c..1262f3983 100644
--- a/examples/wip/anim1.js
+++ b/examples/wip/anim1.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ function preload() {
 
 function create() {
 
+	// game.stage.backgroundColor = '#239923';
+	game.stage.backgroundColor = 0xff8855;
+
     var mummy = game.add.sprite(300, 200, 'mummy', 5);
 
     mummy.animations.add('walk');
diff --git a/examples/wip/text tilesprite.js b/examples/wip/text tilesprite.js
index 15ff31500..ebe3bb899 100644
--- a/examples/wip/text tilesprite.js	
+++ b/examples/wip/text tilesprite.js	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-// var game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.CANVAS, 'phaser-example', { preload: preload, create: create, update: update });
-var game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.AUTO, 'phaser-example', { preload: preload, create: create, update: update });
+var game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.CANVAS, 'phaser-example', { preload: preload, create: create, update: update });
+// var game = new Phaser.Game(800, 600, Phaser.AUTO, 'phaser-example', { preload: preload, create: create, update: update });
 
 function preload() {
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ var font;
 var i;
 var background;
 var filter;
+var count = 0;
 
 function create() {
 
@@ -27,16 +28,25 @@ function create() {
     background.filters = [filter];
 
     font = game.add.bitmapFont('knightHawks', 31, 25, Phaser.BitmapFont.TEXT_SET6, 10, 1, 1);
-    font.text = 'phaser was here';
+    font.text = 'phaser ';
 
-    i = game.add.image(0, 0, font);
+    // i = game.add.image(0, 0, font);
 
-    // sprite = game.add.tileSprite(0, 0, 800, 600, font);
+    sprite = game.add.tileSprite(0, 0, 800, 600, font);
 
 }
 
 function update() {
 
+    count += 0.005
+
+    sprite.tileScale.x = 2 + Math.sin(count);
+    sprite.tileScale.y = 2 + Math.cos(count);
+    
+    sprite.tilePosition.x += 1;
+    sprite.tilePosition.y += 1;
+
+
     // game.camera.view.x++;
 
     filter.update();
@@ -44,6 +54,7 @@ function update() {
     //  Uncomment for coolness :)
     // filter.blueShift -= 0.001;
 
-	// font.text = "phaser x: " + game.input.x + " y: " + game.input.y;
+	font.text = "  phaser x: " + game.input.x + " y: " + game.input.y;
+    sprite.refreshTexture = true;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/core/Stage.js b/src/core/Stage.js
index 7bdd84d38..350d12937 100644
--- a/src/core/Stage.js
+++ b/src/core/Stage.js
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ Phaser.Stage = function (game, width, height) {
     */
     this._nextOffsetCheck = 0;
 
+    /**
+    * @property {number} _backgroundColor - Stage background color.
+    * @private
+    */
+    this._backgroundColor;
+
     if (game.config)
     {
         this.parseConfig(game.config);
@@ -275,11 +281,26 @@ Phaser.Stage.prototype.visibilityChange = function (event) {
 
 }
 
+/**
+* Sets the background color for the stage.
+*
+* @name Phaser.Stage#setBackgroundColor
+* @param {number} backgroundColor - The color of the background, easiest way to pass this in is in hex format like: 0xFFFFFF for white.
+*/
+Phaser.Stage.prototype.setBackgroundColor = function(backgroundColor)
+{
+    this._backgroundColor = backgroundColor || 0x000000;
+    this.backgroundColorSplit = PIXI.hex2rgb(this.backgroundColor);
+    var hex = this._backgroundColor.toString(16);
+    hex = '000000'.substr(0, 6 - hex.length) + hex;
+    this.backgroundColorString = '#' + hex;
+}
+
 /**
 * @name Phaser.Stage#backgroundColor
 * @property {number|string} backgroundColor - Gets and sets the background color of the stage. The color can be given as a number: 0xff0000 or a hex string: '#ff0000'
 */
-Object.defineProperty(Phaser.Stage.prototype, "NEWbackgroundColor", {
+Object.defineProperty(Phaser.Stage.prototype, "backgroundColor", {
 
     get: function () {
         return this._backgroundColor;
diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/TilingSprite.js b/src/pixi/extras/TilingSprite.js
index 91e10ec72..daeed234d 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/TilingSprite.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/TilingSprite.js
@@ -408,9 +408,17 @@ PIXI.TilingSprite.prototype.generateTilingTexture = function(forcePowerOfTwo)
     {
         if(isFrame)
         {
-            targetWidth = frame.width;
-            targetHeight = frame.height;
-           
+            if (texture.trim)
+            {
+                targetWidth = texture.trim.width;
+                targetHeight = texture.trim.height;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                targetWidth = frame.width;
+                targetHeight = frame.height;
+            }           
+
             newTextureRequired = true;
             
         }
@@ -443,7 +451,7 @@ PIXI.TilingSprite.prototype.generateTilingTexture = function(forcePowerOfTwo)
             this.tilingTexture.isTiling = true;
 
         }
-        
+
         canvasBuffer.context.drawImage(texture.baseTexture.source,
                                            frame.x,
                                            frame.y,